F chord

F major.

root note · numbers are fingers · ○ open string · × don't play

5 ways to play F

Tap a shape to hear it. Shapes read from the lowest string to the highest: numbers are frets, 0 = open, x = don't play.

Standard133211
Strings, low to high: F C F A C F
- barre on fret 1
- 4 fingers
Easiest · no barrexx3211
Strings, low to high: x x F A C F
- no barre
- 4 fingers
- 2 strings not played
x-8-10-10-10-8
Strings, low to high: x F C F A C
- barre on fret 8
- 4 fingers
- up at fret 8
- 1 string not played
x87565
Strings, low to high: x F A C F A
- barre on fret 5
- 4 fingers
- 4-fret stretch
- up at fret 5
- 1 string not played
13-15-15-14-13-13
Strings, low to high: F C F A C F
- barre on fret 13
- 4 fingers
- up at fret 13

C
F 133211 → C x32010
2 fingers stay in place: index finger on the B string at fret 1; ring finger on the A string at fret 3.
Bb
F 133211 → Bb x13331
1 finger stays in place: index finger on the E string at fret 1.
Dm
F 133211 → Dm xx0231
2 fingers stay in place: index finger on the E string at fret 1; middle finger on the G string at fret 2.
G
F 133211 → G 320003
No finger stays in place; each finger moves at most 1 fret.
Am
F 133211 → Am x02210
1 finger stays in place: index finger on the B string at fret 1.
Eb
F 133211 → Eb x68886
No finger stays in place; each finger moves at most 6 frets up.